I can almost see the people back in the day. Sitting on their porch, sipping iced tea and listening to nature. No cars or machinery to mar the ambience. Thanks for another great find!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! Very rural area in the eastern Tennessee mountains! Thank you for watching! :)

@texassaxet4893

2 жыл бұрын

i always imagine a scene from a southern horror movie instead of something peaceful like people sipping iced tea..I am from Germany where there's a house every couple of meters and I wonder how far the neighbors are or the main road..it's hard to imagine something beautiful like this is rotting away and nobody cares

I look forward to your videos. No staging, no breathy stock music, just straight up real. Thank you.

@judyingram4846

Жыл бұрын

That's what I love also about Kappy's video's, he shows us history not a bunch of music and jerking stuff around.❤️😊❤️

Those tiny frogs are known as spring peepers around here. I'm guessing 140 years ago, on a sultry Tennessee evening people sat on one of the three porches trying to cool off, and listened to the peepers too. It must have been such a peaceful setting back then, when the road was a dirt lane and an occasional person passed by. Thanks Kappy, keep bringing these amazing places to life!

@marthamiller-plumb1059

2 жыл бұрын

We call them Spring Peepers in Ohio, too. I know it’s really Spring when I can hear those tiny love-sick male froggies.

@violetdreams1799

2 жыл бұрын

little green peppers...so loud sometimes, can't hold a conversation outside...at those times, so nice to just sit and listen 💖

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Same here where I’m from! Atleast that’s what my mom would always call them when I was a kid! Thank you very much for watching and the kind words! :)

@moodygal51

2 жыл бұрын

That had to have been divine listening to the peepers....amazing sound!

@MC-342

2 жыл бұрын

Your comment made me smile. Lovely trip back in time.💖

These grand old ladies could tell stories of their glory days. Love these beauties. Keep up the good work finding them before they all vanish.

I got scared when you mentioned the new looking blankets & said-hello, anyone staying here? Have you encountered squatters? Be careful, so many crazies out there. I’m enthralled with your work

Thanks Kappy, you make the best videos! I tried a couple other Urban explorers, but you're the one I always come back too! I think it's because you enjoy the unique beauty of these old houses as much as your viewers do 😊

Beautiful!!!! I’m telling you, you need your own show on the Travel Channel. Your work is as amazing as the homes you bring us. Stay safe Kappy! 😊

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

You are too kind! :) thank you very much for the kind words and watching Melissa!! I really appreciate it!

@reesedaniel5835

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad he's not on the Travel Channel because I never watch TV.....😁

@lisadouglas8828

2 жыл бұрын

If the Travel Channel actually still had travel shows. It's all ghost hunting now.

@djberkey5449

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I bet that "giant window" was stained glass at one point. I LOVE these old southern houses! Heartbreaking to see them rot.

It makes me sick that this absolutely beautiful house is just left to rot away. They don’t build houses like this anymore and history is being lost. I can only imagine how grand this house was when it was built.

Nice to know some men loved having family so much that they would build such a house for them !

Absolutely love this house! Looks fixable,wish I was rich,I'd buy it & have a blast bringing her back to life! Be nice if someone would.I don't comment very often,but today I just wanted to thank you Kappy for the videos,I love them,and think you are the best.Ive watched others,but only subscribe to you,others don't compare.Appreciate your hard work & traveling to bring us great videos, always excited when I see a new one pop up!

This was a very beautiful place in its day! It is such a shame that houses like this couldn’t have been maintained!

NOT a cookie-cutter house plan! From back in the days when a man was allowed/free to build 'his castle' as he wanted/as necessity designated. We should go back to those times. Beautiful and inspired, even as it's falling into ruins.

So incredibly beautiful! The windows, the high ceilings, the transom windows. Nice to NOT see vandalism or graffiti. Thanks for sharing ❤️

Bay windows, transom windows over the doors, good sized rooms that are not overwhelmingly large. I’m wondering if that one part wasn’t an addition since there was that window in the hallway. It would be a great house to restore and live in.

@r.severn7479

2 жыл бұрын

The part he first entered is Greek Revival. You're correct that part of it is a later addition, or additions.

@andrewbrendan1579

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same thing! I think the house in this video is really two houses with the part having a one-story porch being the original.

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

It was indeed an addition found out afterwards! Thank you very much for watching! :)

@joycespetrini2204

2 жыл бұрын

Really great house☺️

Compared to some other houses you've shown this one looks fixable. It's really nice.

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely does! Just needs to be saved in time! Thanks for watching! :)

@lorrainebryan7552

2 жыл бұрын

Except the kitchen is caved in.

@Sandy-pr5qq

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that kitchen would have to be demolished and another built.

@robinkolber777

2 жыл бұрын

Such a lovely house, she's simple but beautiful in her on way. Love the upper porch.

@sharondease3551

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know..I've seen a lot of his videos and this is one of the worst as far as repairs goes.

thanks for the still shots and frozen wide angles to give our eyes a rest from the motion. also thanks for the numerous exterior views and the detail images of doorknobs, woodwork and wallpaper. artfully done.

Im from the uk and i must say you American,s have such beautiful old houses. This house i could move in tomorrow and do the renovations. We all need to find property out in the country at the moment the way things are going.

That was a beautiful home at one time. I always fear you're going to turn around and someone is going to be standing there. I love the sound of the frogs and crickets. Reminds me of my childhood home.

This is such a beautiful house. Some really wonderful detail. I hope it is saved.

Beautiful like an old Hollywood movie! Remembering about "The Waltons" or something like that! ❤️ Beautiful! Very nice!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

Kitchens in the back were very common back then, Kappy. The reason is that they got so hot while the lady of the house cooked during the day. If you can ever, ever find an abandoned plantation home, you will likely find a summer kitchen detached from the main house and the winter kitchen inside! I know a little about the 18th century homes in Tennessee and love to share. 🥰

I really appreciate the respect on how you approach these houses, the past. It' so sad to see history collapsing - gone with the wind. I wish those who claim they are good enouph to govern people had half of your sensitivity. In my country, sadly, the same happens. Everything is beeing torn down for the sake of money. And hardly anyone cares.

What a beautiful house. I love the porches and the sound of the frogs. So relaxing. I always wish beautiful homes like this could be renovated. Thanks for the explore!

Part of my family roots are from Tennessee. Brings a little bit of sadness to me, for I never knew my ancestors from Tennessee. Thanks for sharing. You're one of THE BEST urban explorers.

You are literally my favorite urban explorer. Your camera work is awesome. Beautiful house. Would love to see it fixed up. 💚

My favorite so far. Stunning was a good choice of words and everything was still in pretty incredible condition… even the fuzzy purple toilet seat cover.😂

You find some pretty amazing old houses to film in your video. along the Southern states. so sad to see them Abandoned and in such derelict condition. I wish i could afford one, at a very low price like $5,000.00. As a retired Veteran, I would love to spend my retirement time fixing one up a little at a time. I would appreciate old homes like that. The only way I could ever get a house like that is if, I was to squat in one, and hope I didn't get run off.

I love your style of filming; I like that you pause on each feature to give our eyes enough time to rest and see what you're seeing and that you don't move the camera quickly and give us motion sickness. : ) I like how you start far from the home and gradually take us then and then leave the same way. Are the houses at the end of the video ones in the same area that you will show us later? This great old home was beautiful and the windows were all stunning. It's so sad that will all be lost. Thanks for sharing it beforehand. God Bless.

Yes, Kappy this house seems pretty solid. However, it is a point where the roof is just starting to leak. Once moisture gets in it will not take long for rot and mildew to set in. Makes me sad. Thanks for taking us along anyway.. With rent being so high now, it would pay for a young couple to invest in this one...Only if I were young again...LOL

Beautiful house.......can just imagine it back in the day when it was flourishing. A well to do family for sure with this big ole house!!! 💜💜💜 You have found some amazing houses!

This is one of the most beautiful houses you have ever done and Ruby would be proud of you for all the wall paper!! Great video Kappy thank you!!

So sad that this house has only been abandoned 18 years. What I wouldn't give to have this house restored and the furniture for it.

Beautiful house! Gorgeous details, some delightful quirks, and still eminently restorable. Please, someone save it! Thanks for showing it to us, Kappy- love your channel!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed definitely can still be saved! Thank you very much for watching and the kind words!

I love listening to the frogs and bugs at night. Relaxing! The house was beautiful in it’s day!

I love this Place! I try to imagine how many kids they had and what their life was like. Just beautiful! Wow, maybe a tornado!

Omgoodness how I would love to fix this place back to its originality. Wow wat an amazing house...I'm so in love...fireplace in every room...incredible...💯💞💞💞

That truly is an awesome house. Love hearing the spring peepers and the birds.

Love the porch with the magnolia tree!! Makes me long to go back in time- but then I am an old soul.

I love that you choose houses that are overlooked by others, it's so fun to see the beauty shining through the decay, and to know that you are perhaps showing us these places and preserving at least the images and existence of these places for posterity sake.keep posting for sure! I get excited when you post a new one. I think your videos will one day provide a fantastic archive for research purposes for designers and architects...

TV antennas on the roof of old houses brings back many memories! Great video Kappy 👍

Really a nice home. Ilike the way you film, slowing down so a person can absorb the detail. Some KZreadrs go to fast. Thanks Kappy. 😉

This house is amazing! I really like the big rooms with the bay windows and though they were broken out, it's obvious that the windows flanking the front door were very pretty. The craftsmanship in the built-in cabinets is very nice, too. I'm with Ruby on the wallpaper. That in what must have been the dining room is just gorgeous, with the mockingbird on it. Tennessee's state bird, how appropriate! I think the house was enlarged at some point, with the wing to the right of the front door being added later. That would account for the window looking into the front porch and the one looking into the front staircase from the dining room. That could also account for the odd layout of the house. The rooms are so huge. Clearly, they weren't overly concerned with heating and cooling! Perhaps a tree fell on the back of the house. Either that or someone drove a truck through the back wall and took out the vertical supports. That's about all that could or would cause that kind of damage to the back wall. I really would have liked to see the house before that catastrophe occurred. Wow! More beautiful wallpaper? Cool! Beautiful mantelpiece and more pretty wallpaper. This house is a stunner and so beautiful. It has a feeling of peace and genteel serenity about it, as if it knows it's unique and is proud of that fact. Another lovely mantelpiece! I'm surprised nobody's ravaged this home. Happy, but surprised. Plaid wallpaper!? That's certainly different. I love the deep front porch! Those spring peepers are wonderful. I used to live where we heard them every year and waited for the sound of their voices heralding the end of winter. The back porch is almost, if not more, beautiful than the front. What a house! You outdid yourself on this one, Kappy! Thanks for a great video! Oh how I would love to have the money to restore this old lady to her girlhood's beauty! Oh, by the way, Kappy, I saw a program on PBS called "Reel South" today and thought of you. It was about a lady in Hot Springs, Arkansas who has a pet black vulture named Adonis. She had raised him from a young bird because he had an injury that cost him a wing, rendering him flughtless. He was such a cool bird, quite intelligent and tame. I started thinking that maybe, just maybe, we could find a baby vulture for you!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching and the kind words! Never even noticed it was a mockingbird on the wall paper! Great eye!

Wouldn't it be nice to see someone who has a heart for this house, to restore it and give it a new begining.

I love that house, beautiful. Wish I could afford to buy and redo.

Awesome vlog. I would have been tempted to take a 1’ x 1’ piece of each wallpaper to put in an album along with a photo of each room. Such a shame that this and so many other places are left to decay. Lovely scenes you showed us at the end of your video. Very peaceful.

Loved this grand old gal, the peepers frogs were a perfect touch. Thank you for sharing.

If these walls could talk ... Slainte' ! Cheers !

The small room at the top of the stairs is probably a box room. Such a lovely house and wouldn't take a lot to renovate it.

Amazing beautiful home! The bedrooms were so large! Although it had a strange layout, probably due to the addition built later on. Beautiful details thru out! I bet the big window downstairs had stained glass...Great job Kappy!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t be surprised if it had been stained glass at one point as well! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

God Bless your brother. Prayers for him.

Sounds so quiet with all the bugs and stuff chirping crickets you know the house looks so peaceful

Thanks Kappy, love that house and the signing frogs.

I'm so in love with this home, wow if only my dreams would come true💙 thanks kappy for showing this beautiful place an the land is heavenly.

I love to listen to frogs. Sometimes the movie Frogs enter my mind and put a damper on my peace

What unique windows and trim work! And love how deep the porches are. Sorry Ruby wasn’t able to be there but I’m so glad she’s gotten you to share the wallpaper. That one room had two different black floral patterns. The plaid, the dainty birds, all fun to see. From the bathrooms and what’s left of the kitchen doesn’t look like it ever got the updates with the quality of the original build. Some great sneak peeks at the end too! Thanks so much for sharing!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! This one had quite and assortment of wallpaper! Very cool too see! Agreed on the lack of updates! Still had so much original character! Thank you for watching!! :)

The frogs do sound beautiful! Better than crickets!!

Big windows it was beutaful in the day very active place

Another great video, as usual. I'm happy you can show these old places before they are completely destroyed by mother nature. I still find it hard to believe that the owners of these places dont try to salvage the best parts of them. Around my neck of the woods people buy that kind of stuff to rehab other properties. Course my town is full of civil war homes, so someone is always looking. Thanks for taking me along!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Just glad they will be documented on video with the rate they are tearing these old places down! Thanks for watching!! :)

That was AWESOME! I hope these videos are preserved because all that will remain in a few years are cheap tract house in massive subdivisions.

This house was so wonderful!!! I love hearing the peepers !!! I could see people from the past enjoying a beautiful day on the porch with a warm breeze !,!!! But when you job from something makes me jump lol .!!!!!! Love what you do Kappy , thank you !!!!!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

Excellent tour as always. Your tours are the best! Just a point of interest. Not every second staircase is a servants staircase. Second staircases are very common in older homes and are simply there for convenience. I had the good fortune of being raised in two old homes, one rented and one we owned and lived in for 25 happy years. Both had back staircases. You’re only going to find servants staircases in homes where people had the need and/or money for servants. Spectacular photography always! Thank you so much. It’s wonderful to listen to someone who has such a love and appreciation for old architecture and antiques and also, beautiful properties!

Beautiful home. Tennessee once had a antique home preservation fund that would pay for some of the work to be done on this home. I can’t believe somebody hasn’t bought this place. Thanks for the video.

Awesome house.Your videos and camera work are always top notch.Thanks Kappy!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!! Always trying to improve my videos! :)

You have been finding some pretty old places lately. I live here in Tn and it is beautiful here. We do have a lot of old houses that are rotting away, so sad I hate to see these places falling in. This place is unique for sure makes me thing that it was buit for two families or added to for like a son or daughter especially if they had a big farm. Love the sound of the frogs. Be careful I always worry about you explorers falling through a rotten floor or coming up on some crazies. Lol had I heard that I am so easily scared, I probably would have ran out right then, you sure are brave!

Imagine back in the day sitting out on the porch at night listening to the frogs. Nice work Kappy.

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldve been heaven on a nice summer night! Thanks for watching! :)

~ I can just see what an "OLE BEAUTY" She was ! ~ A Magnificent Place in her Heyday for sure ~ I would Love to take a Piece of Wallpaper ( from every room ) and make a Picture from them .... cool in my Opinion and I thank you much for the Fantastic Tour . You stay Safe and God Bless ~ with respect , Toni ~ P.S. Someone has been ( or still is ) Squatting in the Upstairs ... goodness ~

Of all the urban explorers that I watch you're my favorite ! This house is so beautiful I can see myself sitting on one of these porches having a nice tall glass of ice tea listening to the nature ! Thank you so much for those wonderful videos. Can't wait to see your next one ! Be safe ❤🇨🇦

I can just imagine the Christmas tree in the bay windows - thank you Kappy xxx

I love this stuff I wish I could do this maybe when I'm retire I would love to explore

The old house is saying y'all come back now you hear. You can come visit me anytime but I can't just pick up and come visit you anytime. It's a shame that I stand here alone when I used to be so full of life and energy come back to see me.

Love this house ! Missing Ruby hope she comes back soon!

What a beauty!!! Wish someone would restore it.

Yeah squater staying there. Beautiful house off to it's self. I live here in Tennessee, the frogs rrrrrr amazing.

I wish i had the money to buy these houses that are in such great shape down there. Id live in one the one week and another the next and so on. Lol. My favorite is always the stairs and the kitchens.

Beautiful old home absolutely gorgeous, but the prize is the frogs. I love to hear them frogs

SO AWESOME, I LOVE EVERY HOUSE SO FAR! I WATCH ALL YOUR VIDEOS !🤗❤️👍

This is an awesome home. It would take skilled craftsmen & deep pockets to bring it back to its former glory, but so worth it! 💞

The odd little room at the top of the stairs was most likely a trunk room. A place in larger homes to store steamer trunks and other luggage.

The extremely small room maybe the maids room, a little nursery, or a sewing nook.

I want this house or one just like it!

HI KAPPY AND LOST RUBY ,,WE MISS YA!! I WOULD OF LOVED TO LIVE IN THIS HOUSE YEARS AGO ,, SUCH A SHAME!!! NOW.. THE WOOD UPSTAIRS IS SO GREAT!!! THE FROGS WOULD SPOOK ME OUT AT NIGHT LIKE A HORROR PICTURE (SOME THING IN THE SWAMP) GREAT VIDEO!!! PEACE..

Here in the south we call them rain frogs😁. It’s said they are calling for the rain to come. Very interesting home.

Thanks for sharing kappy ! This house could and should be saved! Looked very solid with the exception of the kitchen and porch! Can't wait to see the one shown at the end with the porch around it and sitting high off the ground on the peirs! Looks like it must be I the deep south with that Spanish moss in the trees.

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! That ones down in Mississippi I’ll send it too you guys if you ever go down that way! Thanks for watching y’all!! I really appreciate it! :)

Haven't seen you in quite awhile. You do a great job. I'm not dizzy from the camera zooming as some others do. Very detailed, thank you. WOW.

This was a gem of a find, kappy.

The upstairs bathroom and the least favorites room were once a large room that was subdivided to install the bathroom.

I like this place!

Beautiful old home, and I love the frogs. I live in Tennessee and it is so pretty here.

Beautiful back in the day sad 😔 thanks great commentary 👌 👍 hahaha sweet

They whole time I was just daydreaming of drinking lemonade on that porch in the 1920's.

Love those “Spring Peepers❣️”. That house is huge…….thanks for taking us!🥰

Cool house!! I wonder what the attic looked like…my family lived in a home that was built in the late 1800’s and the attic was huge.

Kappy, so sorry to hear about your brother. I don't have an Instagram account, so I cant send him a message directly, but just know that my thoughts and prayers are with him. I hope he can recover. 🙏🙏

Love the frogs!!

Very interesting house. Wish it could be saved.

You are getting lots of views on your videos. WOW. Congratulations! You find incredible places.. But I think it's your passion for the beauty of these places that keep us waiting for the next upload.

You are the vulture whisperer...😂🤣

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

2 жыл бұрын

Do always seem too run into them! Lol thank you for watching! :)

@peggyharris3301

2 жыл бұрын

@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 Yes you do!!

This one is fixable, would make a great restoration project

That house is beautiful!